Jorge Masvidal went to conflict with Nate Diaz on Saturday night time in Anaheim, California, placing on an entertaining ten spherical boxing match that delivered greater than most followers have been anticipating from the aged UFC stars (highlights right here). In the long run, Diaz’s hand was raised by way of majority determination … and Masvidal has some severe points with the 98-92 and 97-93 scores delivered.
Masvidal, who’s based mostly in Miami, was combating down the highway from Diaz’s residence turf, and he believes that will have tipped the scales in direction of the Stockton slugger.
“I undoubtedly know the judges have been influenced by the gang,” Jorge stated on the ‘Final Man Standing’ post-fight press convention. “As a result of a whole lot of these photographs have been touchdown within the nook. I used to be simply getting my timing, he’d throw three or 4 photographs, it wouldn’t land, after which I throw an excellent energy shot. I’d see that I damage him, I’d again him up, or he’d begin goofing round. Harm him to the physique quite a few instances. And I feel one or two of the judges solely gave me 2 rounds. There’s simply no approach, you realize?”
“I undoubtedly was wanting on the combat proper now within the locker room. The extra significant photographs, much more of the significant photographs, have been landed by me. So I simply really feel that … it didn’t go my approach, however no matter, man. We’re 1-1. We may run it again someplace like Vegas, make it a impartial place, and let’s f—ing throw down.”
Each males stored up a powerful tempo, with over 1400 punches thrown between the 2 of them in keeping with CompuBox. Diaz is famend for being a quantity striker, however Masvidal truly topped him in whole punches landed 182 to 151.
“From what I noticed, I undoubtedly damage him greater than he ever damage me,” Masvidal stated. “I bought approach cleaner photographs, particularly to the physique. He by no means even did something to my physique. I undoubtedly damage his physique, and a few instances I’d damage him, he backed up. He by no means he put a whole lot of stress. He was coming ahead, however he by no means damage me. I don’t suppose he landed any significant punches, you realize.”
“Eight rounds to 2 is, like, f—ing nuts. However no matter, it’s California, you realize? I knew I needed to get a knockout or, you realize, some shit like this [would happen].”
Masvidal continued to recommend the 2 ought to rematch, and he felt it ought to occur within the ring once more.
“Undoubtedly boxing,” he stated of a 3rd combat. “Name me a sore loser. I wanna do boxing. And if he desires to do MMA after that, we may do it. However I undoubtedly wanna do boxing over all the things. Do it once more.”
Previous that, “Gamebred” refused to share any potential names and (refreshingly) didn’t name out Jake Paul like Diaz did.
“With the UFC, I bought a a pair extra [fights]. With Fanmio, I bought two,” he stated of his future. “So I’m undoubtedly gonna do these two boxing matches … Proper now, we simply hit the drafting board, see who comes up, take his ass out.”
